Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said the state of California was prepared to spend taxpayer dollars on migrants in need of “legal assistance, legal advice, legal support” because of “threats” under President-elect Trump's administration.

“If the first Trump administration is any indicator, we know that there will continue to be a lot of fear in communities and communities that deserve to know what their rights are and what their rights are [and] are not,” Padilla said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday.

“That’s just the California way. We embrace our diversity. Our diversity is........

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